1969 American League Championship Series

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The 1969 American League Championship Series was the first ALCS held after Major League Baseball adopted the two-division format that season. It featured the Baltimore Orioles vs. the Minnesota Twins, with the Orioles winning the series 3-0 and advancing to the 1969 World Series, where they would lose to the New York Mets in one of baseball's great upsets. The Orioles and Twins would meet again the following year, with similar results.

This was the first of 3 straight appearances in the ALCS for the Orioles.

Managers: Earl Weaver, Baltimore; Billy Martin, Minnesota

Umpires: Nestor Chylak, Ed Runge, Frank Umont, Bob Stewart, Johnny Rice, Red Flaherty

Television: NBC (Curt Gowdy and Tony Kubek announcing)

Contents 1 Game 1 2 Game 2 3 Game 3 4 External links

[edit] Game 1

October 4, 1969 at Memorial Stadium

[edit] Game 2

October 5, 1969 at Memorial Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Baltimore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	8	0
W: Dave McNally (1-0)   L: Dave Boswell (0-1)
HR: None

[edit] Game 3

October 6, 1969 at Metropolitan Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore	0	3	0	2	0	1	0	2	3	11	18	0
Minnesota	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	10	2
W: Jim Palmer (1-0)   L: Bob Miller (0-1)
HR: BAL – Paul Blair (1)

[edit] External links

• 1969 ALCS at Baseball-Reference